Tuesday 31 May 2016

Wordless Wednesday : Circle of Life ~ about a Goat

See the Baby ?

We have goats on agistment ...weed eaters. We have to find his Mumma.

The boys and their friends were bike riding and checking out the goats ...hubby heard a bleating.
  
Not Me


This young Mumma

Her newborn kid ...taking his first tentative wobbly steps.

Though we tried to get Colostrum into him ...Hugo ...the Newborn didn't survive his first 24hrs.


It's the Circle of Life And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding In the Circle The Circle of Life


   

   


 

Forty before Fifty


Making : Pies  tomorrow - I bought a $5 pie maker
Cooking : Vanilla Cupcakes - which the boys (x4) decorated


Drinking : Tea in my stripy mug...later comes wine !
Reading: The Daughters Of Mars by Tom Keneally
Wanting: More days in my week
Looking: For the Garmin watch charger
Praying: I get travel insurance for my trip to Shanghai , China
Deciding:What to do for our 50th Birthdays
Wishing: End to all cancers.
Enjoying: The silence
Waiting: For lunch
Liking: Marion's Kitchen Curry kits
Wondering: Do Bulls get fur balls ? (well actually my hubby asked)
Loving: my new Apple watch.
Pondering: what to do with my Forty 39 38 days before Fifty.
Considering:Going PURPLE for my birthday
Buying: Second hand books
Watching: ABC Iview
Hoping: I reach my Children's Tumour Foundation - 14km City to Surf  goal
Marvelling:Our old bull  JW 'John Wayne" licking the cow clean this morning.
Cringing: at the numbers on the scale
Needing: to Party plan
Questioning: Am I too old for purple hair & How can boys be 10 in one month ?
Smelling: Wood burning ...toasty warm here
Wearing: active wear ('ve been to a gym class re:cringing)
Noticing: all the recipes I pin but never make
Knowing: A mountain of business work awaits and the ironing.
Thinking: How to get things done quicker
Admiring: The commitment of those who eat healthier without being boring
Sorting: My winter clothes
Getting: More flexible and stronger
Bookmarking: Recipes
Coveting: A smaller butt
Disliking: My still too tight clothes
Opening: Parcels ...I must not shop online.
Giggling: Facebook is a never ending source of mirth
Feeling: I have come so far and have endless opportunities in front of me thanks to Cancer research and treatments !! So please let me go to China for the Dragon Boat Training & Cultural Program
Snacking:Raisin Toast
Helping: paying it forward by minding a friend's boys last night after other friends minded mine on Sunday
Hearing:Audio books via Audible - addicted to them on long road trips - Kate Morton's narrator is soothing and very engaging.

Let me know in the comments if you ‘Take Stock’ too?
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Wednesday 18 May 2016

Wordless Wednesday : Be my minion

You have Minion mail - Spotted on Sunday in a neighbouring town !
Westmead Children's



My favourite minions !



Tuesday 10 May 2016

Wordless Wednesday : Bloom where you are planted











... Deep in your wounds are seeds, waiting to grow beautiful flowers~.NITI MAJETHIA

I wish I could have smelt these blooms...and been closer to photograph and not through wire mesh.





Tuesday 3 May 2016

Wordless Wednesday : Epic Jolly Jumper


Looking a bit worried


I can see a lot up here 

Look how high I can bounce ! Can I somersault ?




   

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Credit - Live below the line.


My fundraising link 

https://www.livebelowtheline.com.au/me/trish_taylor 

 if you would like to donate the cost of one of your favourite meals or even a cup of coffee.

Salt, sugar and honey - cast me not away from your presence !

I am not complaining , it's my choice to Live below the Line - an anti poverty initiative. On average I spend $10 a day or more , rarely contemplating what it means to live on $2 day food.

So I'm challenging myself to eat on $2 a day for five days; raise funds and help end extreme poverty.
Live Below the Line is the annual fundraising campaign for Oaktree, one of Australia’s largest youth-run organisations. It is a tough but meaningful challenge.

So my live below the line on $2  a day -35 /120 hours down.

I think I am hungry - more often than not , although now I am hungrier thinking about all the recipes and things I love to eat.

It's both unsettling and unsurprisingly - imagine living every day on $2. Food or eating is life altering - our lives revolve around it , we depend on it. Choices and abundance, I am blessed with a full plate (except this week)

Obesity they say is preventable ;  however choosing healthy food is a privilege of those who are cashed up.

Affording chocolate , fine wine, cheese , fruit and vegetables , meat and even basics like spices , salt and honey is beyond many peoples reach. Those who live below the line might not always be hungry but their choices are limited.

As I browse many of the $10 diets posted in the Live below the line group - all I see is a sea of white carbs - pasta, white rice and white bread - most affordable. Do you buy one red apple to snack on or a packet of pasta $.65 c to feed ourself for five days ???

Salt , sugar and even honey is a luxury too - it should be calculated in the $2 equation ...as a full price item not 2g brown sugar on my morning porridge / 30g rolled oats like I did last year. This year - no sugar.
Expanded somewhat over the last few months my waistline will thank me. I suspect right now I won't fit  my winter clothes . Reluctant to  waist  waste money on new clothes when my others are still in good condition , I'm have to reduce how full my plate is and decrease my portions. I'm already quite active- since being menopausal it makes a scrap of difference.

So today's menu






Breakfast  - Rolled oats minus the sugar.
LUNCH - home-made pumpkin soup
DINNER - 1/2 tin diced tomatoes and cauliflower for dinner.
Snack - half a banana

What would you choose an apple or pasta for 5 meals ?

As well as gaining a unique insight into some of the challenges faced by those living in extreme poverty - awareness and gratefulness that I have so many choices. I started watching living on $1 a day last night !

Strictly planned meals, a few hunger pains and the odd whine because even a $2.49 Aldi vino couldn't be squeezed in.

I'm not saying I drink every day. (I went over a year without wine or any alcohol after chemo) going without is a liver detox maybe.

There is no denying I feel a bit hungry.
The decisions about what to include in my $10 felt overwhelming.
I decided to ditch pasta and rice.I bought a huge cauliflower instead.

My cup of tea was not negotiable - I budgeted for 25 cups of tea @ 3.5c per bag.
Milk each drop must be counted too. Not water - though seriously some people walk miles for it and it's not as clean as our water.


The challenge itself it to make people, as privileged as we are, more understanding of the challenges people who earn very little face when it comes to feeding and educating themselves

Oaktree works in partnership with local organisations in Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. Oaktree’s overseas partners train teachers, fund scholarships, renovate schools and provide educational resources for thousands of young people.

Credit - Live below the line.

The spirit of the campaign is to raise money and awareness. My husband was not a willing participant and sons are not participating with me. I am thankful for a few crumbs they leave behind. Seriously crumbs.

Tomorrow is hump day !

Credit - Live below the line.


My fundraising link is at the bottom if you would like to donate the cost of one of your favourite meals or even a cup of coffee.



Credit - Live below the line.

What luxury food would you miss the most ? 


https://www.livebelowtheline.com.au/me/trish_taylor 

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